2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Missouri Valley Football Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. T–25
Record	7–5 (5–3 MVFC)
Head coach	Nick Hill (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Blake Rolan (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jason Petrino (1st season)
Home stadium	Saluki Stadium
Seasons ←  2018 2020  →

2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 North Dakota State $^		8	–	0					16	–	0
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^		6	–	2					10	–	5
No. 7 Illinois State ^		5	–	3					10	–	5
No. 10 South Dakota State ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
Southern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	5
South Dakota		4	–	4					5	–	7
Indiana State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Youngstown State		2	–	6					6	–	6
Missouri State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Western Illinois		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team represented Southern Illinois University Carbondale as a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Nick Hill, the Salukis compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the MVFC. Southern Illinois played home games at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Preseason

MVFC poll

In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Salukis were predicted to finish in ninth place. ^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	North Dakota State	392 (32)
2	South Dakota State	348 (4)
3	Illinois State	289 (3)
4	Indiana State	279 (1)
5	Northern Iowa	266
6	South Dakota	176
7	Youngstown State	153
8	Western Illinois	128
9	Southern Illinois	89
10	Missouri State	80

Preseason All–MVFC team

The Salukis had four players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team. ^[2]

Offense D.J. Davis – RB

Defense Anthony Knighton – DL Jeremy Chinn – DB Je'Quan Burton – RS

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Southeast Missouri State *	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 26–44	8,312
September 7	2:30 p.m.	at UMass *	McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA	FloSports	W 45–20	10,524
September 14	6:00 p.m.	UT Martin *	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 28–14	8,983
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas State *	Centennial Bank Stadium Jonesboro, AR	ESPN3	L 28–41	24,176
October 5	2:00 p.m.	at No. 3 South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 10–28	13,776
October 12	6:00 p.m.	No. 14 Illinois State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 7–21	5,525
October 19	2:00 p.m.	No. 19 Youngstown State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 35–10	7,670
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at South Dakota	DakotaDome Vermillion, SD	ESPN+	W 48–28	4,734
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	W 23–14	4,110
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	W 37–14	4,678
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 45–21	1,739
November 23	2:00 p.m.	No. 1 North Dakota State	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN+	L 7–21	5,423
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	7	0	12	26
No. 17 Redhawks	0	20	17	7	44

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

At UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	0	17	14	14	45
Minutemen	6	7	0	7	20

See also: 2019 UMass Minutemen football team

UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	7	7	0	0	14
Salukis	0	14	14	0	28

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Arkansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	14	0	14	0	28
Red Wolves	14	17	7	3	41

See also: 2019 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team

At South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	3	7	0	0	10
No. 3 Jackrabbits	6	3	12	7	28

See also: 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

Illinois State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Redbirds	7	7	7	0	21
Salukis	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2019 Illinois State Redbirds football team

Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Penguins	3	7	0	0	10
Salukis	14	14	7	0	35

See also: 2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team

At South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	27	7	7	48
Coyotes	7	0	14	7	28

See also: 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team

At Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	10	3	3	23
Sycamores	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2019 Indiana State Sycamores football team

Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	7	7	14
Salukis	13	17	0	7	37

See also: 2019 Missouri State Bears football team

At Western Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Salukis	7	3	21	14	45
Leathernecks	0	7	0	14	21

See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

North Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Bison	7	0	7	7	21
Salukis	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2019 North Dakota State Bison football team

Postseason

NFL Draft

See also: 2020 NFL draft

The following Saluki was drafted into the National Football League following the season. ^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL team
2	64	Jeremy Chinn	Safety	Carolina Panthers

References

1. "North Dakota State Picked to Win Missouri Valley Football Crown". www.valleynewslive.com. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
2. "MVFC Announces Preseason All-Conference Team". valley-football.org. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
3. "2019 Southern Illinois Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
4. "2019 Football Schedule". Southern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
5. "2020 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.